Author: Prince Emmanuel Odunayo Ikusagba

In an apparent bid to convince doubters, the presidency on Friday released what it called a fact sheet on the six years old President Muhammadu Buhari administration, showing key milestones it has recorded so far.A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), pointed out that some people claim that they do not see or hear about what the government has achieved.It said the administration has achieved a lot but only noticeable to those it referred to as dispassionate fair-minded, and not be clouded by political partisanship and undue cynicism.The statement said that the sixth…

Over 200 people have been reportedly killed in the last month in Benue. Nigerians on social media have decried the alarming rate of violent killings being perpetrated in Benue State by suspected herders.Trending the hashtag #BenueUnderAttack on Friday, Nigerian Twitter users called the attention of authorities to gory images as evidence of mass killings.Over 200 people have been reportedly killed in the last month in Benue.Earlier in the week, PREMIUM TIMES reported how suspected herders attacked Katsina Ala Local Government Area of the state, killing over a hundred residents and rendering many others homeless.The governor of the state, Samuel Ortom,…

Founder of Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has kicked against the move to introduce Sharia law to the South-West states in the countryA group identified as the Muslim Congress had, during the zonal public hearings on constitutional amendments on Wednesday, submitted a memo to the Senate Committee, proposing the implementation of Sharia in the southwest region.The Muslim group had said it wants Sharia implemented in the Yoruba-speaking southwest to cater to its Muslim population.However, Bishop Oke, who is also the President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) urged the government to direct their efforts towards solving…

Olori Adeola and her Children; OLG Pry Schl. Pupils Ilagbe The pupils of Odeda Local Government Primary School heaved a sigh of relief when Olori Adeola Foundation,founded by Mrs Oyetunde Adeola Esther celebrated the 2021 Children’s day with them. Odeda Local Government Primary School Ilagbe(OLG ILAGBE) was founded in 1955 and has produced lots of great sons and daughters of the soil is not disconnected with issues of the failed education system in the country which became a matter of concern for Mrs. Oyetunde Adeola Esther who also hails from Odeda Local Government. In her words, she said”I always feel…

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President Buhari, also described the ban by the country’s Southern Governors on open grazing as ‘show of power’ The Presidency has demanded respect from Southern Governors for President Muhammadu Buhari and also asked them to “respect common sense”.Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President Buhari, also described the ban by the country’s Southern Governors on open grazing as ‘show of power’.Seventeen governors in Southern Nigeria, under the aegis of Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum, recently met in Asaba, Delta State, to discuss insecurity and secession…

Former Delta State Governor, James Ibori The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris on Tuesday said the £4.2m looted by ex-Delta State Governor, James Ibori, has been returned to the state.The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami had on March 9 said the loot would be used for the construction of the second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano road, and Lagos-Ibadan Express road and not returned to the Delta State Government where it was pilfered from.He argued that the law that was alleged to have been breached by Ibori was a federal law and that the parties of interests involved in…

Police survivors in the Tuesday morning attack, which shattered the quietness of the sprawling Iwollo community in the Ezeagu Local Government of Enugu State, said they were caught unawares.The attack, which occurred at about 4.00 a.m. claimed the lives of four police officers.It also left residents in fear as they trooped to the station to have a glimpse of what remains of the station.The Guardian learnt the hoodlums, on arrival, scaled the walls to access the place and opened fire on the station,  when they discovered that the police station was under lock and key.After killing the four policemen on duty, they allegedly freed…

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-West have rejected calls for separation of Nigeria, saying that the country needs religious and ethnic unity to progress.This is coming amid calls for the creation of a Yoruba Nation in the South-Western part of the country.The APC leaders made their positions known in a communique issued after their meeting in Lagos on Sunday.PmReporters gathered that those who attended the meeting are the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, South-West APC governors; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, among others. Part of the communique read, “The…

Oyetunde Adeola Esther the Chief Executive Officer of OLORI ADEOLA FOUNDATION had taken a giant step once again to ensure that young and adults whom unavoidably found themselves at the rural edge of the society are not neglected.Recently,her foundation began a tour through all the Public Schools that fall within the rural settlements across Ogun State as the flag off point for the National Rural Education Assistance Programme she runs to cater for the basic needs of Pupils who are from homes where their parents suffered from financial inadequacies. Speaking to our news correspondence, Olori Adeola expresses shock at the…

BAT project’23 ( Bola  Ahmed Tinubu Project 2023) had in its congress meeting held on Sunday, ,9th May, 2023  where Hon. Hassan Ali Makinta was appointed as her new National Coordinator making him, the third National Coordinator, and the popular choice of the people to lead this prestigious political organization. This decision was not unconnected with gross financial mismanagement, extortion of members, arrogance, lack of regard to rule of law, as well as dubiousness and a petty shady character glaringly displayed by Umar Yakubu Yunusa, the impeached National Coordinator. This critical decision was unanimously made in the Congress meeting in conjunction with…